IAAO Survey Results Publications

Staffing Benchmark Survey

Staffing in Assessment Offices in the United States and Canada: Results of 2013 Survey
Conducted through the Academic Partnership Program under the direction of the IAAO Research Committee.

Lawrence C. Walters, Ph.D., is a Professor of Public Management and Policy at the Romney Institute of Public Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Research Committee members at the time of the survey were Ronald Rakow, Chair; Kenneth C. Uhrich; Shawn T. Ordway; Gary Snyder, RES; August Dettbarn; Ruel J. Williamson; and Staff Liaison Mary Odom, MLS.

Members: Download the FREE PDF report from the Marketplace or the LibraryLink Catalog. The raw data spreadsheet costs $75 and is available in the Marketplace.

Non-Members: The PDF report is available for $50 in the IAAO Marketplace, and the raw data spreadsheet for $75.

Email the Research Committee Liaison with any questions or comments: cusack@iaao.org

State Roll Call: Requirements for Assessor Licensing/Certification

The highly anticipated report is NOW available!

The IAAO Research Department announces a new resource for property assessment personnel which is the definitive guide to all licensing/certification programs by state. The report includes mandatory and voluntary programs, statutes & regulations, continuing education, and the relationship of these programs to IAAO education and designations.

In years past, the Research Department analyzed all the certification programs across the country to track the various features of mandatory, incentive, and voluntary models. The last iteration was compiled in 1992. As part of the Emerging Trends Survey conducted in late 2015, the department endeavored to update these data and create a State Roll Call of statutes and regulations which govern the certification of local assessors. The assessment industry has gained much ground in raising the level of professionalism through state mandatory certification programs. However, as a leading education provider, IAAO has lost ground in the acceptance of its designations to fulfill the requirements of state programs.

In response to a need for current information about property tax systems, IAAO has since 1990 published surveys of the features of property tax systems in Canada and the United States. This compilation is the latest in the series. Although the main audience is property tax administrators and policy makers in the two countries, readers from other countries may find it helpful as well.

The 2010 survey was conducted as a joint project of the IAAO Communications Committee and the State and Provincial Council.

Ratio Studies Survey

Periodically over the past 20 years, prevalent practices and issues in ratio studies have been explored by comparing U.S. states, Canadian provinces and territories, and a few local jurisdictions in terms of frequency of studies, standards used to evaluate results, and final use of results. The latest surveys were conducted by the IAAO Technical Standards Committee in 2008 and 2011.

Disclaimer: Users of this data should exercise caution when interpreting totals. Some totals in the final report are different from the raw data based on interpretation and selective follow-up.